"Nothing is stronger than habit."Ovid (43BC - 17AD)

"Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them." Agatha Christie

The pot of dirt represents muscle.

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The Power of Habit

You may know me.I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper; I'm your heaviest burden.I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.I am at your command.Half the things I do you might as well turn over to me.I'm able to do them quickly, and I'm able to do them the same every time,if that's what you want.

I am easily managed; all you've got to do is be firm with me.Show me exactly how you want it done;after a few lessons I will do it automatically.I am the servant of all great men and women; of course,I'm the servant of all failures as well.I've made all the winners who have ever lived.And, I've made all the losers, too.

But I work with all the precision of a marvelous computerwith the intelligence of a human being.You may run me for profit, or you may run me for ruin;it makes no difference to me.

Take me. Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.Be firm with me, I'll put the world at your feet.